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  • There's the obvious ode to Dickens here and there (Clent is just a modified dandified Fagan with a pretty tongue) but an even stronger connection to Leon Garfield's old books.

    Review of the Day: The Best Book of 2006 fusenumber8 2006

  • And this holy body lay long time after in that wood called Clent, for no man durst fetch him thence to bury him in hallowed place for fear of the queen Quendred.

    The Golden Legend, vol. 4 1230-1298 1900

  • Ralph Edward Clenton "Clent" Richardson was named president, chief executive and a director of this developer of digital touch technology and products.

    Noted ... 2008

  • The silver-tongued Clent charms her with "phrases as vivid and strange as spices".

    Frances Hardinge: a bucketful of whimsy 2011

  • I revisited the topography of Halesowen (steep hills; clay) and stole elements of the Black Country towns where my family lived: I read local histories and asked my grandad about chain-striking and chip shops; I rerouted canals and drew new maps; I took photos up in the Clent Hills.

    Anna Lawrence Pietroni - An interview with author 2010

  • The contract has since seen her venture away from the world of Fly By Night in two standalone children's novels, Verdigris Deep and Gullstruck Island, but she's now back with Mosca, Saracen and Clent in Twilight Robbery.

    Frances Hardinge: a bucketful of whimsy 2011

  • On her way she rescues smooth-talking swindler Eponymous Clent from the stocks, and together the three set off for a new life in the Fractured Kingdom.

    Recommended reads: ages 11–13 2011

  • Just a few pages in, Clent is in a debtor's prison and Mosca has been abducted by nasty piece of work Skellow for her ability to read.

    Frances Hardinge: a bucketful of whimsy 2011

  • After burning down her uncle and aunt's mill, the feisty Mosca escapes her home town with the scoundrel Eponymous Clent to enter a world of murder and conspiracy, highwaymen and thieves as she journeys to the city of Mandelion.

    Frances Hardinge: a bucketful of whimsy 2011

  • USC rallied in the second half, actually pulling ahead for the first time since the opening minute when Mayo stole a pass from Clent Stewart, drove in for the layup and was fouled.

    USATODAY.com 2007

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